Apple's newest iPhone lineup launches on Friday, and Cupertino today provided details about when customers can get their hands on the higher-end iPhone 5s.
Though Apple started accepting pre-orders for the colorful iPhone 5c last Friday, it did not accept pre-orders for the 5s. Customers can instead place an order online starting at midnight Pacific, 3 a.m. Eastern time on Friday, Sept. 20. If you don't want to wait, you can head to Apple Stores, which will open their doors at 8 a.m. local time for the occasion.
Wireless carrier stores - AT&T, Sprint, Verizon, and T-Mobile - will also carry the new iPhones, though it's probably best to call your local store to check on timing and availability. Best Buy, RadioShack, Target, and Walmart will also have the phones.
The 5s starts at $199 for a 16GB version with a two-year contract from AT&T, Verizon, or Sprint. The 32GB will be $299 and the 64GB will set you back $399. On T-Mobile, which recently dropped contracts, the phone starts at $649; customers will be required to pay $99 down and 24 monthly payments of $22.91 for the 16GB.
Though the launch is three days away, some Apple fans are already in line, hoping to be among the first to check out Cupertino's latest smartphone. In New York, the line at the flagship Fifth Avenue store is about three dozen deep, according to Twitter reports. Overseas, Apple employees recently took pity on the half dozen rain-soaked people waiting on line in Tokyo, which recently endured a typhoon. Workers ushered the fans inside and allowed them to dry off and rest up in the Apple Store theater before the store opened.
Apple iPhone launches have typically attracted lines around the globe, but pre-orders mean those lines have dwindled a bit in recent years. Did Apple therefore avoid 5s pre-orders in an effort to create longer lines? Cupertino and its carrier partners are staying mum.
The iPhone 5s will launch this week in the U.S., Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Puerto Rico, Singapore, and the U.K.
For more, check out PCMag's hands on with the iPhone 5S (slideshow above) and the iPhone 5C, as well as The Coolest Features on the Apple iPhone 5S.
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